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In a phrase many thought a rugby fan would never utter: The RFU deserve credit
In a phrase many thought a rugby fan would never utter: The RFU, the governing body of the sport in England, is doing a world-leading job.Hold the front page, it surely cannot be true given recent controversies surrounding bonuses and the structure of the men’s game below Prem Rugby. But it is true.But not in the men’s game.This weekend’s Premiership Women’s Rugby final comes days after the RFU announced a “landmark” agreement with the World Cup-winning Red Roses which will run through to the end of the decade.One of the key brokers of the deal is Team Rugby England – the commercial body which counts the likes of Ellis Genge, Maro Itoje and Anthony Watson as directors.The RFU deal offers:
